BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Ohio State track and field teams competed today in the Billy Hayes Invitational at the University of Indiana.

%^$This was a final tune-up for the Buckeyes in preparation for next week+s Big Ten Championships. Leading the Buckeyes with first place finishes were Tamieka Porter (Sr., Escondido, Calif.) in the triple jump (42’6-3/4″), Andrew Pierce (Fr., Yellow Springs, Ohio) in the 400-meters (46.17) and Dominque Calloway (So., Aurora, Colo.) in the 200-meters (23.66).

%^$Other leading Buckeyes included Winston Tidwell (Sr., Topeka, Kan.) and David Gonzalez (So., Bolingbrook, Ill.) with second-place finishes in the 800- and 1,500- meters respectively. Shanda McJunkins (200-meters, Sr., Cleveland Heights, Ohio) and Erika Goines (shot put, Sr., Zanesville, Ohio) took third place in their events.%^$